Your own personal aircraft
Engineers from NASA's Langley's Research Center have unveiled plans to build a personal aircraft.
Meet the Puffin. It's an airplane concept conjured up by the mind of aerospace engineer Mark Moore.
Moore came up with the design for the electric powered, 12-foot (3.7 m)
long, 14.5-foot (4.4 m) wingspan personal air vehicle as part of the
coursework for his doctoral degree.
For more info:
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/puffin.html
Added: Jun-19-2012 Occurred On: Jun-19-2012
By: Wyseguy67
In: Creative
Tags: personal, aircraft, engineers, nasa, langley research center, plans, puffin, airplane concept, aerospace, mark moore, electric powered, wingspan,
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@wormhole Yeah I was wondering how this thing would fly in Chicago...
Posted Jun-19-2012 ByDream76 (304.40) 
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Thats cool, a car crash @ 10,000 feet sounds pretty safe
Posted Jun-19-2012 Byhotmess (69.30) 
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yeah right, that will be the day
Posted Jun-19-2012 Bymorningwood (520.60) 
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blablabla..from Puffin to coffin...
Posted Jun-19-2012 Bytfou (123.48) tfou View Channel Send Message
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Puffin and Coffin sounds too alike, I wouldn't dare to fly in one.
Posted Jun-19-2012 Bymeckmester (15.30) 
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And from what I understand, they will be affordable for even the tightest of budgets. You will be able to own one of these bad boys for somewhere around ONLY $35,000,000!!!! Order yours today!!!!
Posted Jun-19-2012 Bydirtbiker201 (1447.58) 
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The average auto-driver is just one brick above the absolute minimum mentality required to drive their cars. How in the hell could say 95 percent of the drivers in America ever learn how to handle one of these?! LOL
Posted Jun-20-2012 Bydownhill2400 (1307.08) downhill2400 View Channel Send Message
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@downhill2400 They wouldn't. It would probably be more like a CDL certification process.
Posted Jun-20-2012 ByST0N3PONY (5011.72) 
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Vaporware. Probably ends up a flying coffin like the Osprey. Besides, fat Americans can't fit in it.
Posted Jun-20-2012 Bynutsflipped (2000.40) 
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It will never happen and I can guarantee it.
Posted Jun-19-2012 Bywaistedawayishe (34.00) waistedawayishe Send Message
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@waistedawayishe ...you have the whiskers of a wise man but the body of a fool.
Posted Jun-19-2012 ByNepean109 (1009.30) 
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@Nepean109 I’m not a Caucasian so it’s impossible for me to look like a fat nasty pedophile who steals other people’s land.
Posted Jun-19-2012 Bywaistedawayishe (34.00) waistedawayishe Send Message
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When will people stop saying stuff that runs on electricity gives off no emissions, do they take us for fools...
Posted Jun-19-2012 ByDream76 (304.40) 
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@Dream76 ...if the electricity comes from hydro, wind, tidal, solar or nuclear sources then there are NO emissions. Coal and oil fired plants are not the only sources of electricity.
Posted Jun-19-2012 ByNepean109 (1009.30) 
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@Nepean109 All electricity is added to the grid from all sources. You'er not going to be on a hydro or wind only grid...
Posted Jun-19-2012 ByDream76 (304.40) 
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@ammo1a from what I gathered, It looked like the craft would experience auto gyro rotation and fell slowly like a maple seed.
Posted Jun-19-2012 ByPSR J1748-2446ad (34.30) 
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@PSR J1748-2446ad Not only that but a simple, proven rocket propelled emergency chute has worked on experimental planes for years.
Posted Jun-19-2012 ByXR400R (431.00) 
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"no emission" uh? so the juice (electricity) comes exclusively from alternative sources (solar, wind, etc.) or nuclear. hmmm... Maybe... but even if it's the case, building, setting up and maintaining those alternative energy producing facilities (let alone a nuclear reactor) actually release massive amount of emissions. There is no free meal on this planet.
Posted Jun-19-2012 ByHorgh_Ungolokh (259.32) 
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@Horgh_Ungolokh
Hello!! They will get their electricity by harnessing the natural current given off by pods of dolphins as they effortlessly glide through serene a natural waterscapes around the globe. When the dolphins are sleeping, they will harness the air flow coming off of lady bugs as they migrate north and south to between their summer and winter homes. Even small children know this silly!!!
Posted Jun-19-2012 Bydirtbiker201 (1447.58) 
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"This plane lands and takes off like a helicopter"... "Once in the air, it tilts forward and flies like a plane."
Where have we heard this before? Sounds like the V-22 to me. Lets see if some NASA engineers can get right what the Boeing ones cannot.
Posted Jun-19-2012 ByNightCrawler (140.10) 
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It is a simple fact that there would be many great inventions in use now if not for the trial lawyers. Inventions like this are impossible only because idiots are allowed to sue companies out of business.
Posted Jun-19-2012 Byonepercent (707.00) 
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